DENTON, Texas -- Marcus Evans and Marcus Jackson combined to score 35 points as Rice built an 11-point lead in the first half and cruised to a 95-80 win at North Texas on Saturday.
The Owls won their second straight Conference USA game by limiting North Texas to 39.7 percent shooting from the field and holding a commanding edge on the glass, outrebounding the Mean Green 46-34.
Rice (15-8, 5-5) jumped to a 7-0 lead to start the game and held a 10-point advantage less than four minutes into the game. An Evans' free throw made it 30-9 with 10:33 left in the half.